docs/source/about/what-why.rst
.. meta:: :description lang=en: Information about Dear PyGui and the developers.
DPG is a simple, bloat-free, and powerful Python GUI framework.
DPG is built with Dear ImGui and other extensions in order to create a unique retained mode API, as opposed to Dear ImGui's immediate mode paradigm.
Under the hood, DPG uses the immediate mode paradigm allowing for extremely dynamic interfaces. Similar to PyQt, DPG does not use native widgets but instead draws the widgets using your computer's graphics card (using Directx11, Metal, and Vulkan rendering APIs).
In the same manner Dear ImGui provides a simple way to create tools for game developers, DPG provides a simple way for python developers to create quick and powerful GUIs for scripts.
When compared with other Python GUI libraries DPG is unique with: